Talk of the Town: 2022 Team Award Winners
October 26, 2022 – Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO – The Canadian Football League (CFL) has announced six team award winners from each CFL club who will advance to the next stage of voting in the lead up to the 2022 CFL Awards.
The winners were selected by their respective CFL city’s voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC), as well as their team’s head coach.
Voters were tasked with selecting players whose on-field performances best represent the team’s Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Canadian, Most Outstanding Defensive Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, Most Outstanding Rookie, and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.
The East and West Division finalists for the 2022 CFL Awards will be announced on Thursday, November 3.
The CFL ON TSN’s Kate Beirness returns to host the 2022 CFL Awards Thursday, November 17 at Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. Tickets can be purchased for CFL Awards here.
Beginning at 6 p.m. local, the evening is one of the flagship events in the lead-up to the country’s largest single-day sporting event – the Grey Cup. The 2022 Grey Cup Festival opens on Tuesday, November 15 in Saskatoon before moving to Regina from Wednesday to Saturday. For more information surrounding the CFL Awards and additional events, including dates, venues, purchasing details and more, please visit GreyCupFestival.ca.
The 109th Grey Cup will be played in Regina at Mosaic Stadium on Sunday, November 20 with kickoff slated for 5 p.m. local/6 p.m. ET. The sold-out contest will be broadcast across the nation on TSN and RDS – Canada’s home of the CFL.
2022 TEAM AWARD WINNERS
* Denotes a unanimous decision
BC LIONS
Player: Nathan Rourke
Defensive: Garry Peters
Canadian: Nathan Rourke
Offensive lineman: Joel Figueroa
Special teams: Sean Whyte
Rookie: Emmanuel Rugamba
EDMONTON ELKS
Player: Kenny Lawler
Defensive: Jake Ceresna
Canadian: Adam Konar
Offensive lineman: Mark Korte*
Special teams: Christian Saulsberry
Rookie: Kevin Brown
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Player: Ka’Deem Carey*
Defensive: Shawn Lemon
Canadian: Cameron Judge
Offensive lineman: Derek Dennis
Special teams: Rene Paredes
Rookie: Peyton Logan
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Player: Darnell Sankey
Defensive: Darnell Sankey
Canadian: Kian Schaffer-Baker*
Offensive lineman: Logan Ferland
Special teams: Mario Alford*
Rookie: Frankie Hickson
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
Player: Zach Collaros*
Defensive: Willie Jefferson
Canadian: Nic Demski
Offensive lineman: Stanley Bryant
Special teams: Janarion Grant
Rookie: Dalton Schoen*
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Player: Tim White
Defensive: Jovan Santos-Knox
Canadian: Tunde Adeleke
Offensive lineman: Brandon Revenberg*
Special teams: Seth Small
Rookie: Seth Small
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
Player: McLeod Bethel-Thompson
Defensive: Wynton McManis*
Canadian: Kurleigh Gittens Jr.
Offensive lineman: Dejon Allen
Special teams: Daniel Adeboboye
Rookie: Gregor MacKellar
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
Player: Lorenzo Mauldin
Defensive: Lorenzo Mauldin*
Canadian: Nate Behar
Offensive lineman: Jacob Ruby*
Special teams: Louis-Philippe Bourassa
Rookie: Devonte Williams
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
Player: Eugene Lewis*
Defensive: Adarius Pickett*
Canadian: Marc-Antoine Dequoy
Offensive lineman: Landon Rice
Special teams: Chandler Worthy
Rookie: Tyson Philpot*
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